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Adequate recovery sleep duration important for coping with effects of chronic sleep restriction on the brain News-Medical-Net Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:06 PM PDT A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that a dose of extra sleep on the weekend may be good medicine for adults who repeatedly stay up too late or wake up too early during the workweek. However, even a night of 10 hours in bed may not be enough to cure the negative effects of chronic sleep restriction. Researchers identify new genetic route to treat epilepsy News-Medical-Net Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:36 PM PDT New research points to a genetic route to understanding and treating epilepsy. Timothy Jegla, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State University, has identified an ancient gene family that plays a role in regulating the excitability of nerves within the brain. Baby's injuries inflicted, inquest told thewest.com.au Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:17 PM PDT A baby boy who died from severe brain injuries after his life support was switched off might have been deliberately hit, a coronial inquest has heard. Alzheimer's discovery brings hope EARTHtimes.org Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:12 PM PDT Sydney - It seems too good to be true: a treatment for the brain-wasting disease Alzheimer's that doctors could be prescribing in just five years' time. Boy survives injury from metal rod in brain Rocky Mount Telegram Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:50 PM PDT CHARLOTTE â€" In a room at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, Jessiah Jackson was running around, babbling, giggling and doing everything else typical of a 17-month-old boy. Riding for a cause The Duncan Banner Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:18 PM PDT For some bike riders participating in the 20th annual Dehydrator Saturday morning was an accomplishment. For other racers and bike riders it was just another race. However, for Seth Settle of Norman it was both an accomplishment and just another race. On April 20, 2006, Settle was involved in a car accident caused a traumatic brain injury. Following the accident Settle was in a coma for about ...

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